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Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act

USA116th CongressS-3939| Senate 
| Updated: 6/11/2020
Lisa Murkowski

Lisa Murkowski

Republican Senator

Alaska

Cosponsors (1)
Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act This bill establishes the Interagency Working Group on Coastal Blue Carbon to (1) assess the impediments to the protection and restoration of coastal blue carbon ecosystems, and (2) establish national protection and restoration priorities regarding these areas. Coastal blue carbon ecosystems are vegetated coastal habitats and include mangroves, tidal marshes, and other tidal or salt water wetland that have the ability to sequester and store carbon.
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Timeline
Jun 11, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jun 11, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Nov 17, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-5589
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
  • June 11, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 11, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.


  • November 17, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-5589
    Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.

Environmental Protection

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  • HR 116-5589: Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act
Air qualityAquatic ecologyClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightDams and canalsEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchExecutive agency funding and structureExecutive Office of the PresidentFloods and storm protectionForests, forestry, treesGeography and mappingGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsLand use and conservationMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine pollutionTechnology assessmentWater qualityWatershedsWetlandsWildlife conservation and habitat protection

Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act

USA116th CongressS-3939| Senate 
| Updated: 6/11/2020
Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act This bill establishes the Interagency Working Group on Coastal Blue Carbon to (1) assess the impediments to the protection and restoration of coastal blue carbon ecosystems, and (2) establish national protection and restoration priorities regarding these areas. Coastal blue carbon ecosystems are vegetated coastal habitats and include mangroves, tidal marshes, and other tidal or salt water wetland that have the ability to sequester and store carbon.
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Timeline
Jun 11, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jun 11, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Nov 17, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-5589
Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
  • June 11, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • June 11, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.


  • November 17, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-5589
    Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
Lisa Murkowski

Lisa Murkowski

Republican Senator

Alaska

Cosponsors (1)
Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Environmental Protection

Related Bills

  • HR 116-5589: Blue Carbon for Our Planet Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Air qualityAquatic ecologyClimate change and greenhouse gasesCongressional oversightDams and canalsEnvironmental assessment, monitoring, researchExecutive agency funding and structureExecutive Office of the PresidentFloods and storm protectionForests, forestry, treesGeography and mappingGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsLand use and conservationMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesMarine pollutionTechnology assessmentWater qualityWatershedsWetlandsWildlife conservation and habitat protection